LONELY NIGHTS

Recipe #115 - Pizza Bread

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Just in case you have no idea what this recipe has to do with Midnight in Salem, here is an image I received from Her to help me identify the food items on sale at Lauren's shop:

This was so fun to assemble! It really felt like I was making art because I painted the sauce on with a brush and arranged the toppings to fit the aesthetic I was going for. I added the fresh basil after the bread came out of the oven so it would keep its bright green color and make everything really pop. I could've gone for a normal pizza, but I just can't say no to fresh mozzarella so I went Margherita.

My two complaints about the results I got were the lack of sauce and the thickness of the bread. I think if I made this again I would spoon the sauce onto the bread instead of painting it on, the sauce layer was just too thin. The bread (ciabatta) was fine once I got it in my mouth, but it was very challenging to cut, even with a heavy duty steak knife.

The pizza sauce recipe I followed was very good, but it felt less "from scratch" than I had hoped. The majority of the sauce came from a big can of crushed tomatoes, so it didn't feel too different from just buying a can of sauce. Oh well, I tried.

Recipe for pizza bread:

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-1 loaf of bread (I went with ciabatta because it has a wide surface area to work with)

-1/4 cup olive oil

-1 3/4 cups shredded mozzarella (I went with fresh mozzarella)

-1/4 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese

-Desired toppings

Recipe for pizza sauce:

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-1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

-2 tsp minced garlic

-3 tbsp tomato paste

-1 (15 oz) can of crushed tomatoes (I used a 12 oz can and was fine)

-2 tbsp chopped, fresh basil

-1 1/2 tsp oregano

-Salt and pepper